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Brazilian police recover artworks stolen from a museum in Sao Paulo

Between 19 July and 18 August 2008, the Sao Paulo police recovered the four works stolen on 12 June 2008 from the Pinacoteca Museum in Sao Paulo, Brazil : two engravings by Pablo Picasso and two paintings by Brazilian artists Lasar Segall and Emiliano di Cavalcanti.